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This volume captures an exchange between Paul Ramsey and his most prominent colleagues. In one sense it remains a Festschrift in his honour, characterized, at times, by a markedly informal tone. Yet, in the spirit of both the analytical rigour and the self-exposure that marked Ramsey's career, this volume is not simply a tribute to Ramsey's lifework but rather a vehicle for intense conversation and argument about issues of human birth, life, suffering, and death. The editors see it as a state-of-the-art discussion that brings the best insights from Judeo-Christian thought into contact with wider and more public arenas of medical ethics. Of course, such a collection as this grants Ramsey the permission to have the last word. But this final word is entrusted to a mature and remarkably open mind, still sharpening its critical skills and risking exposure to new issues and voices.

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Author:   K.L. Vaux ,  M. Stenberg ,  Sara A. Vaux
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2003 ed.
Volume:   77
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.260kg
ISBN:  

9781402010538

ISBN 10:   1402010532
Pages:   258
Publication Date:   31 December 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Theological, Medical and Philosophical Contexts of Paul Ramsey’s Medical Ethics.- Covenant-Centered Ethics: The Theological Context Of Paul Ramsey’s Medical Ethics.- Paul Ramsey’s Ethic of Covenant Fidelity.- Discerning Stewardship: Contemporary Philosophy and the Legacy of Paul Ramsey’s Medical Ethics.- I: Fundamental Issues.- Keeping Body and Soul Together.- The Right to Life and Human Dignity.- Applied Ethics and Communities of Value: The Distinctiveness of Medical Ethics.- Response I.- II: Theological Issues.- In Partnership With God: Health, Healing, and Jewish Tradition.- Technology and Tragedy: An Evangelical Theology of Care.- Response II.- III: Medical Issues.- The Devil’s Being God’s Best Inspiration: The Boundary between Research and Care.- Telling and Keeping Still; Reviving and Letting Go: The Ethics of “Do Not Resuscitate” Procedures.- Ramsey as Trellis: Paul Ramsey and the Evolution of Pediatric Medical Ethics.- Response III.- Should Physicians Hasten the Death Angel when She Paused In Her Flight? Peter T. Bohan Lecture in the Philosophy of Medicine.- An Interview With Paul Ramsey.

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